About Wry

Some of the posts are for students, and others are written for host families. Feel free to post comments. Email me at WryExchange at gmail dot com. This blog isn't updated. I have retired from high school exchange volunteering, but some of the information may still be relevant.
Former About Wry: I try to help our world, one person at a time, as a volunteer for High School Foreign Exchange Students. I have depression, DID, and ADD. My thoughts are non-linear, my memory sucks, and I'm snarky.

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Coke bottles. That’s me. 20/2500 vision. I can’t even see an eye chart on the wall, let alone the big ‘E’, but I can see the wall. I need my glasses. I’ve broken four this year. I try to keep 3 pairs in rotation, but I keep dropping them. They are heavy, so they land lenses down. When they fall, the lenses chip or scratch or the frame cracks. I use glass lenses because they are more precise than plastic, and I need all the help I can get. I gave up my contacts about 5 years ago. I couldn’t see as well with contacts. I typically replace a pair every year or so as styles change. This is the first year I’ve broken glasses in a long time, and never multiples. It’s an expensive whoopsie; about $400.00 each.

M, I should’ve included it in the post. I’ve looked into various surgeries. (We have a great opthamalogist, Husband has glaucoma.) The only one for me is a lens transplant. LASIK would only get me about halfway to normal vision, so why bother if I’m still going to need glasses, and readers? I’m a jeweler, and I can see close-up without a loupe. That’s a bonus.

My girlfriend hasn’t been to the eye doctors in about 5 years. She has Stargardts disease, unfortunately. Her vision loss has progressed over the years as it started at the age of 9. She has the same issue with reading a chart. She can’t even see it or the wall behind it. I really wish they would find something to stop the progression or help fix the problem, even if it doesn’t give a perfect vision. Anything better would be amazing. I hope you’re doing well.